ZIP 72301 · West Memphis
Who lives in ZIP code 72301 (West Memphis, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Memphis, AR · Crittenden County
uszips 2026
People23,959
Median age34.1
Household income$42,859
Home value$121,575
Median rent$871/mo
Poverty29.1%
College degree+14.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Wider region
- Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 313 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,393
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 73.2% are adults.
Household income
10.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,395.
Education (adults 25+)
41.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 28.2%
- Never married
- 44.0%
- Divorced
- 19.7%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 37.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.0%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.1%
- Unemployment
- 14.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.4%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.6%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 21.1%
- No health insurance
- 10.4%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.